Indie
Premiere: The magnificent Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird exclusively unveil the immersive and euphoric video for ‘Gabriel’s Horn’ on news of UK/European tour
We are inordinately honoured to bring you the new video for Melbourne’s fabulous Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird‘s (CTBNF) track ‘Gabriel’s Horn’, off last year’s magnum opus ‘Smiles of Earth’, released through the legendary Double Drummer. To add icing to the cake, CTBNF is also announcing a massive UK/European tour later this year. ‘Smiles of …
Gallery and Setlist: Father John Misty / Jealous of The Birds – Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 15.07.2023
On a rainy Saturday night, July 15th, American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer Father John Misty took to Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens for a show that can only be described as ethereal. The former Fleet Foxes drummer performed Support on the night came from Belfast-based artist Naomi Hamilton, commonly known as Jealous Of The Birds. Jealous Of …
Album Review: It’s been a ‘Strange Ride’ for Murphnick, but the results are a splendid collection of power pop vignettes that sparkle with vitality.
Murphnick is the nome de plume of one Nick Murphy and it has been a strange ride for Murphy to reach this stage, to say the least. More of that story later, for it doesn’t define the nature nor quality of his new album ‘Strange Ride’ – a glorious collection of understated indie pop anthems …
Live Review: Shed Seven – HMV Empire Coventry 13.07.23
Shed Seven entertain a sold out HMV Empire in Coventry on the day the band release new music and announce a Winter UK tour The support band for tonight were the “Number 1 Album selling” The Lottery Winners. If you’ve never seen or heard of the band before they’re a real success story for guitar …
EP review: Safety First are asking ‘Why Is Being Successful So Hard?’ in a sparkling debut EP that radiates with wit and melody, with launch date announced.
Sydney band Safety First perfectly project with great style and panache a quirky and fey stance in their EP ‘Why Is Being Successful So Hard?’, an EP that is so packed with perfect pop vignettes that it sparkles with a delicate high-stepping joy. Singer/songwriter Lexi Green has a dispassionate observant style that recalls an antipodean …
Gallery: The Swell Season / Leah Moran – Vicar Street, Dublin 13.07.2023
On Thursday, July 13th, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, or The Swell Season, took to Vicar Street to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their Academy Award winning musical film ‘Once’. The Irish-Czech duo have reuinted after quite some time away from touring together for a string of shows accross America next month. However, Hansard said …
Track: Oscar The Wild are ‘Unafraid’ – a melodic and cathartic thunderstorm of a track. Launch date announced as well.
Kaurna/Adelaide indie quartet Oscar The Wild today have released their thunderous track ‘Unafraid’, an utterly anthemic blast of melodic punk pop filled with swagger and attitude. Singer Ruby says of the track: The lyrics in the first verse of ‘Unafraid’ is a mantra I use to calm my existential anxiety. I figured if I put …
Track: Allegra Neve unveils stunning debut single ‘Rewind’ – an immersive, shimmering dream pop reverie.
It is quite stunning to realise that ‘Rewind’ is the debut single of Allegra Neve given its maturity and stature and the fact she is still in her teens. It is a track filled with an ethereal grace: haunting and layered with wisps of sound that float and circulate through the head. Steeped in a …
Track: Ben Leece and Left of the Dial release a powerful paean to the redemptive power of music in ‘Swastika Kids’, ahead of tour news.
Inspired by the story of the legendary Hard-Ons – a trio of punks who are Sri Lankan, Korean and Croatian growing up in the challenging climes of western Sydney in the eighties, the news single from Ben Leece and Left of the Dial is a moving, intelligent observation of the redemptive power of music to …
Live Gallery: Johnny Hunter at the Royal Bondi 13.07.2023
Johnny Hunter at the Royal Bondi 13.07.2023